Waldron, Arkansas

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- Home of Turkey Track Bluegrass Festival
Waldron, Arkansas is nestled in a broad valley between peaks of the Ouachita Mountains.

The population was 3,508 according to the 2000 Census.

Primarily an agricultural community, the main industry in Waldron is Tyson Foods which serves as a processing and packing facility for poultry farms in the surrounding area.

Other industries include light manufacturing and technology, as well as lumber due to the plentiful pine forests of the region.

Waldron is home to Blythe's Museum which showcases the area's Native American and Civil War history, as well as its wild west and cotton town past.

Waldron hosts the bi-annual Turkey Track Bluegrass Festival which is noted as one of the largest Bluegrass Music festivals in the United States.

The local culture is primarily old American rural, with residents enjoying hunting, fishing and camping in the remote mountain wilderness of the Ouachita National Forest. There is an active cattle ranching community in the area as well and Waldron's culture is a blend of the old west and the old south.

Waldron is home to Waldron High School. Waldron High School's mascot is the Bulldog and the school colors are orange and black.

The Waldron High School Alma Mater includes the rallying cry "Ki-Yi! Ki-Yi!" Only the locals know what this means.

Waldron is located between Fort Smith and Texarkana on U.S. Highway 71.